Authority is most often not used correctly. Godly authority is gentle, as you can see in the following verse….by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am ‘timid’ when face to face with you, but ‘bold’ when away! I beg you that when I come I may not have to …
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Authority is most often linked to control, but it is seldom linked to freedom. But Godly authority encourages freedom because that is how God uses His authority.When the word “authority” is used, it can mean… Demand justification or evidence State that a person has expert abilities and knowledge Demonstrate power to decide Grant freedom for others to act Even though …
Submission is a challenging topic especially for submission in difficult situations. There are many issues and questions for submission. The primary passage is 1 Peter 3, which is used to tell a wife to submit to her husband.”Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, …
Here is a difficult question for men: How is a husband to submit to his wife? Too many men might say, “Huh? She’s supposed to submit to me!” And, they would be correct, but the husband submits to his wife also. God asks me to submit to Louie. That question is very appropriate but becomes misguided by …
Can submission be understood using the image of God? Yes, submission is about order and harmony, which fits our view of the image of God. As you may remember, we refer to God’s image as reflecting two elements like separate and belonging or powerful and relational. God is far more immense than any words we have, …
Most people would state that order and harmony would be good for a relationship. That is submission, but submission is misunderstood. Order and harmony are part of any great relationship. Submission is misunderstood because the word is inadequately defined. The lousy definition creates an improper approach and use. Additionally, submission is often considered only for women, especially …
God’s Word provides you with five ways to become kind. None of the five can be done without the power of Christ’s life and the energy of the Holy Spirit in us. The five ways to become kind are part of the list of fifteen items that describe love (1 Corinthians 13:4-7). The first two …
If you numbered the items in the 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 list, items 3 – 10 provide eight ways to become patient because we believe those belong under long-suffering or patient. Each is negatively stated and uses “does not” or “no,” so you could call them “love NOTS.”Does NOT envyDoes NOT parade itselfIs NOT puffed upDoes …
